John Grierson Movies

A silent film by John Grierson. It tells the story of Britain's North Sea herring fishery.

The history of Scotland and the factors that have shaped the character of its people.

Animated shapes dance to Cuban music. This was one of the first animations to be painted directly onto the film.

A look at the work of Glasgow's Medical Officer of Health.

A short GPO documentary showing how undersea telephone cables are repaired.

Marionette parody of Buster Keaton.

Short documentary showing the workings of a large London sorting office.

Marionette parody of Charlie Chaplin.

Documentary following an Edinburgh fishing trawler, the "Isabella Grieg".

The history and modern day industry of Stirlingshire, Scotland.

Humphrey Jennings' first film as a director, a brief overview of the British postal service.

A film made by the British General Post Office (GPO) in 1933, promoting the automation of telephone exchanges.

Marionette parody of Tom Mix.

Smog was the deadly downside of Britain's industrial might, as this powerful and revealing documentary spells out. In 1937, coal was Britain's...

Life on a farm at springtime, including blossom, piglets and ducklings.

An overview of the shepherd's life during the lambing season.

A record of an educational experiment in the small town of Chesterfield in Derbyshire.

Early documentary, slung together from footage depicting the first invasion of North America by Europeans, designed to show industrial technology's...

The building and launch of a new long-wave radio transmitter - just as the TV age is about to be born.

A BFI-produced documentary about documentary filmmaker John Grierson speaking about documentary.